SnapShot: Branching Morphogenesis.

Chuong, Cheng-Ming; Bhat, Ramray; Widelitz, Randall B; Bissell, Mina J · Cell · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Ectodermal appendages such as feathers, hair, mammary glands, salivary glands, and sweat glands form branches, allowing much-increased surface for functional differentiation and secretion. Here, the principles of branching morphogenesis are exemplified by the mammary gland and feathers.

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